Hacker rank Birthday Cake Candles

#!/bin/python3
 
import math
import os
import random
import re
import sys
 
#
# Complete the 'birthdayCakeCandles' function below.
#
# The function is expected to return an INTEGER.
# The function accepts INTEGER_ARRAY candles as parameter.
#
 
def birthdayCakeCandles(candles):
    # Write your code here
    return candles.count(max(candles))
if __name__ == '__main__':
    fptr = open(os.environ['OUTPUT_PATH'], 'w')
 
    candles_count = int(input().strip())
 
    candles = list(map(int, input().rstrip().split()))
 
    result = birthdayCakeCandles(candles)
 
    fptr.write(str(result) + '\n')
 
    fptr.close()